Wintry winds will whisk chilly temperatures into the Cape Fear Region Wednesday and even colder readings by Wednesday night. The National Weather Service carries a Freeze Warning for the entire area for early Thursday morning. (Source: WECT)

In your First Alert 7-Day Planning Forecast, odds for precipitation will hover in the slim to none range Wednesday through Friday. A warming trend is the bigger story in this time! Rain chances ought to swell later in the forecast period. (Source: WECT)

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A blustery atmospheric disturbance will support a low-end precipitation chance as it streaks through the Cape Fear Region Wednesday. A cold temperature pattern will continue through Wednesday night but a warming trend is likely for Thursday into Friday. Your forecast for...

WEDNESDAY: Expect a partly cloudy and chilly day. A stray sprinkle is possible and a few fleeting sleet pellets or snowflakes aren't entirely impossible. Temperatures will fight their way to the upper 40s and lower 50s amid feisty northwest winds that could gust more than 25 mph at times.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Expect clear skies and cold conditions. Temperatures will plummet through the 40s and into the 30s in the evening and a still-frisky northwest breeze could force wind chill values into the 20s at times. Frost will possible in sheltered areas amid late-night lows within a few degrees of 30.

The National Weather Service carries a Freeze Warning for all of the Cape Fear Region for late Wednesday night through early Thursday morning. With near or slightly below-freezing temperatures expected, take steps to protect tender plants.

THE LONGER-RANGE: Thursday will have sun and a milder breeze flow with afternoon highs in the 50s to near 60. Amid partly cloudy skies and a very low-end rain chance, temperatures will swell to the 60s to near 70 Friday. Expect weekend highs in the 50s and 60s with low to medium shower chances.

Your forecast map for Thursday night and Friday morning shows variable clouds and the risk of an isolated shower or storm. (Source: WECT)

A weak cold front is settling across the Cape Fear Region. North of the front, northeastern North Carolina and Virginia will have lower humidity and a break in the scattered storm pattern but, locally, that substantially drier air will likely be just "out of reach".

A weak cold front is settling across the Cape Fear Region. North of the front, northeastern North Carolina and Virginia will have lower humidity and a break in the scattered storm pattern but, locally, that substantially drier air will likely be just "out of reach".

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Hurricane Season is a physical and emotional rollercoaster. It is a season of storms... and rumors of storms. It is a season of action... and anxiety. So how can you possibly stress less? Follow these rules!

Hurricane Season is a physical and emotional rollercoaster. It is a season of storms... and rumors of storms. It is a season of action... and anxiety. So how can you possibly stress less? Follow these rules!

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The WECT Weather app has many features you can use every day to keep you and your family ahead of changing weather conditions; lightning and severe weather alerts, ability to watch live severe weather coverage and a forecast that is updated numerous times daily by your First Alert Weather team.